A lie about sexual assault has led to the death of a 62-year man in Utah.

Michael Fife died on April 27 after being attacked by a 17-year-old who had been told by his 16-year-old sister that Fife assaulted her while they were passengers aboard a Cache Valley Transit District bus on April 23 around 3 p.m., according to the Logan Police Department. She called him while on the bus, and the brother immediately went looking for Fife, meeting him when he got off of the vehicle.

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The teenager assaulted the unsuspecting Fefe who fell and suffered head injuries when he hit the sidewalk. The 17-year-old fled the scene, reports KSL. Someone called 911 and the 62-year-old was rushed to the McKay-Dee Hospital.

"His injuries were so bad that he was transferred to McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, UT where they performed emergency surgery on his skull to relieve the swelling of his brain," said Brandie Callahan, the organizer of a GoFundMe campaign to cover the funeral expenses.

Detectives who reviewed surveillance footage of the alleged sexual assault said: "the video showed Mr. Fife walking past the girl, but no sexual assault occurred." The case is still under investigation and it is unclear whether the brother will be charged.

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Representational image of a commuter running to catch a bus on York Street in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 19, 2013. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
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